Amongst the Plum Blossoms

Amongst the Mountains & Blossoms

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March 28th 2006
Amongst the Mountains & Blossoms I finished up at work on March 10th and the Wunderman Denstu team put on an amazing send off. Big dinner, piano bar karaoke and presents! I then spent a leisurely week in Tokyo, catching up on personal admin and sleep. Then, on Friday 17th March, I boarded Japan's budget airline carrier, Skymark, for a 1.5 week trip to my old stomping ground in sout ... read more

Asia » Japan » Fukuoka

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more